Oil driller Helmerich & Payne Inc. shares (HP) fell 7.6% Wednesday to lead S&P 500 decliners, after the company told investors that low oil prices are having an impact on the U.S. land drilling market.

While they acknowledge the challenges facing them, healthcare industry
leaders in the U.S. are less concerned about healthcare reform and
regulatory oversight than they were one year ago, according to a survey
conducted by GE Capital’s Healthcare Financial Services business.

Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) today announced 2015 annual guidance of at
least $2.55 for GAAP earnings per diluted share (EPS) and at least $3.15
per diluted share for the combined Western Region Operations (Western
Region) and Government Contracts segments.

Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) today notified holders of its
3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) that they continue
to be entitled to convert all or a portion of their Notes into cash and,
if applicable, shares of the company’s common stock (the “Conversion
Option”) through the close of business on April 13, 2015.

(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced HBO GO is now available on Amazon
Fire TV with an HBO subscription through participating affiliates, with
integration of its full catalog into Fire TV’s voice search.

Laboratory Corporation of America ® Holdings (LabCorp ® )
(NYSE: LH) and Covance Inc. (Covance) (NYSE: CVD) jointly announced
today the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, or HSR Act, in connection with the
previously announced merger agreement under which LabCorp will acquire
all of the outstanding common stock of Covance.

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Eleven high school students from Guntersville, Alabama won $20,000 scholarships through the H&R Block Budget Challenge and the school's top performance earned them two grants totaling $7,500. The H&R Block Budget Challenge teaches teens real-world finance through an online simulation and teacher registration is currently open for two spring simulations.

H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G."), a leading global private equity investment
firm with more than $17 billion of equity capital under management, is
pleased to announce that its affiliate has purchased the majority of the
assets associated with Ferro Corporation’s (NYSE: FOE) Polymer Additives
Division (“PAD” or the “Company”). PAD will be rebranded and operate as
Valerus Specialty Chemicals (“Valerus”).
Headquartered in Independence, Ohio, Valerus is a leading provider of
specialty chemicals that impart critical attributes to polymers,
including resiliency, flame retardancy and ease of processing.